# List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film

This is a list of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has invited the film industries of various countries to submit their best film for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film every year since the award was created in 1956. The award is presented annually by the Academy to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue. The Foreign Language Film Award Committee oversees the process and reviews all the submitted films.
The submitted motion pictures must be first released theatrically in their respective countries between 1 October 2016 and 30 September 2017.
The deadline for submissions was 2 October 2017, with the Academy announcing a list of eligible films on 5 October. A record total of 92 countries submitted a film, with six countries submitting a film for the first time. Haiti sent Ayiti Mon Amour, Honduras sent Morazán, Laos sent Dearest Sister, Mozambique sent The Train of Salt and Sugar, Senegal sent Félicité, and Syria sent Little Gandhi. From the longlist, nine finalists were shortlisted in late 2017, with the final five nominees announced on 23 January 2018.
Chile won the award for the first time with A Fantastic Woman by Sebastián Lelio.

## Submissions

| Submitting country | Film title used in nomination | Original title | Language(s) | Director(s) | Result |
| Afghanistan | A Letter to the President | نامه‌ای به رییس‌جمهور | Dari | Roya Sadat | Not nominated |
| Albania | Daybreak | Dita zë fill | Albanian | Gentian Koçi | Not nominated |
| Algeria | Road to Istanbul | La Route d'Istanbul | French | Rachid Bouchareb | Not nominated |
| Argentina | Zama | Zama | Spanish | Lucrecia Martel | Not nominated |
| Armenia | Yeva | Եվա | Armenian | Anahit Abad [fa] | Not nominated |
| Australia | The Space Between | The Space Between | Italian, English | Ruth Borgobello | Not nominated |
| Austria | Happy End | Happy End | French, English | Michael Haneke | Not nominated |
| Azerbaijan | Pomegranate Orchard | Nar bağı | Azerbaijani | Ilgar Najaf [az] | Not nominated |
| Bangladesh | The Cage | খাঁচা | Bengali | Akram Khan | Not nominated |
| Belgium | Racer and the Jailbird | Le Fidèle | French, Flemish | Michaël R. Roskam | Not nominated |
| Bolivia | Dark Skull | Viejo calavera | Spanish | Kiro Russo [fr] | Not nominated |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Men Don't Cry | Muškarci ne plaču | Bosnian | Alen Drljević | Not nominated |
| Brazil | Bingo: The King of the Mornings | Bingo: O Rei das Manhãs | Brazilian Portuguese | Daniel Rezende | Not nominated |
| Bulgaria | Glory | Слава | Bulgarian | Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov | Not nominated |
| Cambodia | First They Killed My Father | មុនដំបូងខ្មែរក្រហមសម្លាប់ប៉ារបស់ខ្ញុំ | Khmer, English | Angelina Jolie | Not nominated |
| Canada | Hochelaga, Land of Souls | Hochelaga terre des âmes | French, English, Mohawk, Algonquin | François Girard | Not nominated |
| Chile | A Fantastic Woman | Una mujer fantástica | Spanish | Sebastián Lelio | Won Academy Award |
| China | Wolf Warrior 2 | 战狼2 | Mandarin, English | Wu Jing | Not nominated |
| Colombia | Guilty Men | Pariente | Spanish | Iván Gaona | Not nominated |
| Costa Rica | The Sound of Things | El Sonido de las Cosas | Spanish | Ariel Escalante [es] | Not nominated |
| Croatia | Quit Staring at My Plate | Ne gledaj mi u pijat | Croatian | Hana Jušić | Not nominated |
| Czech Republic | Ice Mother | Bába z ledu | Czech | Bohdan Sláma | Not nominated |
| Denmark | You Disappear | Du forsvinder | Danish, Swedish, English | Peter Schønau Fog | Not nominated |
| Dominican Republic | Woodpeckers | Carpinteros | Spanish | José María Cabral | Not nominated |
| Ecuador | Alba | Alba | Spanish | Ana Cristina Barragán | Not nominated |
| Egypt | Sheikh Jackson | شيخ جاكسون | Arabic | Amr Salama | Not nominated |
| Estonia | November | November | Estonian, German, Italian | Rainer Sarnet | Not nominated |
| Finland | Tom of Finland | Tom of Finland | Finnish, English | Dome Karukoski | Not nominated |
| France | BPM (Beats per Minute) | 120 battements par minute | French | Robin Campillo | Not nominated |
| Georgia | Scary Mother | საშიში დედა | Georgian | Ana Urushadze [es] | Not nominated |
| Germany | In the Fade | Aus dem Nichts | German | Fatih Akin | Made shortlist |
| Greece | Amerika Square | Πλατεία Αμερικής | Greek | Yannis Sakardis | Not nominated |
| Haiti | Ayiti Mon Amour | Ayiti Mon Amour | Haitian Creole, French, English, Japanese | Guetty Felin [fr] | Not nominated |
| Honduras | Morazán | Morazán | Spanish | Hispano Durón | Not nominated |
| Hong Kong | Mad World | 一念無明 | Cantonese | Wong Chun | Not nominated |
| Hungary | On Body and Soul | Testről és lélekről | Hungarian | Ildikó Enyedi | Nominated |
| Iceland | Under the Tree | Undir trénu | Icelandic | Hafsteinn Gunnar Sigurðsson | Not nominated |
| India | Newton | न्यूटन | Hindi | Amit V Masurkar | Not nominated |
| Indonesia | Leftovers | Turah | Tegalan Banyumasan, Javanese | Wicaksono Wisnu Legowo [id] | Not nominated |
| Iran | Breath | نفس | Persian | Narges Abyar | Not nominated |
| Iraq | Reseba: The Dark Wind | العاصفة السوداء | Kurdish, Arabic | Hussein Hassan | Not nominated |
| Ireland | Song of Granite | Song of Granite | Irish, English | Pat Collins | Not nominated |
| Israel | Foxtrot | פוֹקְסטְרוֹט | Hebrew | Samuel Maoz | Made shortlist |
| Italy | A Ciambra | A Ciambra | Italian | Jonas Carpignano | Not nominated |
| Japan | Her Love Boils Bathwater | 湯を沸かすほどの熱い愛 | Japanese | Ryōta Nakano | Not nominated |
| Kazakhstan | The Road to Mother | Анаға апарар жол | Kazakh, Russian | Akan Satayev | Not nominated |
| Kenya | Kati Kati | Kati Kati | Swahili, English | Mbithi Masya | Not nominated |
| Kosovo | Unwanted | T'padashtun | Dutch, Albanian | Edon Rizvanolli | Not nominated |
| Kyrgyzstan | Centaur | Кентавр | Kyrgyz | Aktan Abdykalykov | Not nominated |
| Laos | Dearest Sister | ນ້ອງຮັກ | Lao, Estonian, Thai | Mattie Do | Not nominated |
| Latvia | The Chronicles of Melanie | Melānijas hronika | Latvian, Russian, German | Viestur Kairish | Not nominated |
| Lebanon | The Insult | قضية رقم ٢٣ | Arabic, French | Ziad Doueiri | Nominated |
| Lithuania | Frost | Šerkšnas | Lithuanian, Ukrainian, Russian, English, French | Šarūnas Bartas | Not nominated |
| Luxembourg | Barrage | Barrage | French | Laura Schroeder | Not nominated |
| Mexico | Tempestad | Tempestad | Spanish | Tatiana Huezo | Not nominated |
| Mongolia | The Children of Genghis | The Children of Genghis | Mongolian | Zolbayar Dorj | Not nominated |
| Morocco | Razzia | غزية | Arabic | Nabil Ayouch | Not nominated |
| Mozambique | The Train of Salt and Sugar | Comboio de Sal e Açúcar | Portuguese | Licínio Azevedo | Not nominated |
| Nepal | White Sun | सेतो सूर्य | Nepali | Deepak Rauniyar | Not nominated |
| Netherlands | Layla M. | Layla M. | Dutch, Arabic, English | Mijke de Jong | Not nominated |
| New Zealand | One Thousand Ropes | One Thousand Ropes | Samoan | Tusi Tamasese | Not nominated |
| Norway | Thelma | Thelma | Norwegian | Joachim Trier | Not nominated |
| Pakistan | Saawan | ساون | Urdu | Farhan Alam | Not nominated |
| Palestine | Wajib | واجب | Arabic | Annemarie Jacir | Not nominated |
| Panama | Beyond Brotherhood | Más que hermanos | Spanish | Arianne Benedetti | Not nominated |
| Paraguay | The Gold Seekers | Los Buscadores | Spanish, Guarani | Juan Carlos Maneglia and Tana Schémbori [es] | Not nominated |
| Peru | Rosa Chumbe | Rosa Chumbe | Spanish | Jonatan Relayze | Not nominated |
| Philippines | Birdshot | Birdshot | Filipino | Mikhail Red | Not nominated |
| Poland | Spoor | Pokot | Polish | Agnieszka Holland | Not nominated |
| Portugal | Saint George | São Jorge | Portuguese | Marco Martins | Not nominated |
| Romania | Fixeur | Fixeur | Romanian | Adrian Sitaru | Not nominated |
| Russia | Loveless | Нелюбовь | Russian | Andrey Zvyagintsev | Nominated |
| Senegal | Félicité | Félicité | Lingala, French | Alain Gomis | Made shortlist |
| Serbia | Requiem for Mrs. J. | Реквијем за госпођу Ј. | Serbian | Bojan Vuletić | Not nominated |
| Singapore | Pop Aye | Pop Aye | Thai | Kirsten Tan | Not nominated |
| Slovakia | The Line | Čiara, Межа | Slovak, Ukrainian | Peter Bebjak | Not nominated |
| Slovenia | The Miner | Rudar | Slovene | Hanna Antonina Wojcik Slak | Not nominated |
| South Africa | The Wound | Inxeba | Xhosa, Afrikaans, English | John Trengove | Made shortlist |
| South Korea | A Taxi Driver | 택시운전사 | Korean, English, German, Japanese | Jang Hoon | Not nominated |
| Spain | Summer 1993 | Estiu 1993 | Catalan | Carla Simón | Not nominated |
| Sweden | The Square | The Square | Swedish, English, Danish | Ruben Östlund | Nominated |
| Switzerland | The Divine Order | Die göttliche Ordnung | Swiss German, German, English, Italian | Petra Biondina Volpe | Not nominated |
| Syria | Little Gandhi | Little Gandhi | Arabic, English | Sam Kadi | Not nominated |
| Taiwan | Small Talk | 日常對話 | Taiwanese Hokkien | Huang Hui-zhen | Not nominated |
| Thailand | By the Time It Gets Dark | ดาวคะนอง | Thai | Anocha Suwichakornpong | Not nominated |
| Tunisia | The Last of Us | اخر واحد فينا | No dialogue | Ala Eddine Slim [fr] | Not nominated |
| Turkey | Ayla: The Daughter of War | Ayla | Turkish, Korean, English, Mandarin | Can Ulkay [tr] | Not nominated |
| Ukraine | Black Level | Рівень чорного | No dialogue | Valentyn Vasyanovych | Not nominated |
| United Kingdom | My Pure Land | میری پاک زمین | Urdu | Sarmad Masud | Not nominated |
| Uruguay | Another Story of the World | Otra historia del mundo | Spanish | Guillermo Casanova [es] | Not nominated |
| Venezuela | El Inca | El Inca | Spanish | Ignacio Castillo Cottin [es] | Not nominated |
| Vietnam | Father and Son | Cha cõng con | Vietnamese | Lương Đình Dũng [vi] | Not nominated |